Articles by Chris Peken
WILCO – THE WHOLE LOVE
After taking a break for much of 2010, Wilco release The Whole Love in the tail end ... Read more
EL REGO – EL REGO
El Rego was originally formed in 1966, fronted by Benin's Theophile Do Rego - better known as ... Read more
BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
INTRODUCTION In a year that saw the death and or downfall of more dictators, terrorists and general all-round ... Read more
Fri January 20th, 2012 - 1 Comment
ALEX CHILTON – FREE AGAIN
Too late to fill the Xmas stocking of hardcore pop aficionados around the globe, this gathering of ... Read more
THE CURE – BESTIVAL 2011
As the title would suggest this is The Cure 2011, harking back to The Cure of 25 ... Read more
THE BLACK KEYS – EL CAMINO
First it was the weasel, now it is the The Black Keys that go pop! Over the ... Read more
THE NECKS – MINDSET
Unsettling. Not to the level of disturbing; but to the point of keeping you off-balance, unsure. That ... Read more
NOAH TAYLOR & THE SLOPPY BOYS – LIVE FREE OR DIE!
"There's listening to music and playing music - like the difference between watching pornography and having sex. ... Read more
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – SKY FULL OF HOLES
Fountains of Wayne are a band that are as wonderfully enjoyable as they are frustrating. They are ... Read more
KEITH JARRETT – RIO
Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert is one of those must have albums, a staple of many a ... Read more
Tue November 22nd, 2011 - 1 Comment
Arts & Entertainment
Music
DEATH GRIPS - THE MONEY STORE
After attracting a lot of attention for ...
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JULIA HOLTER - EKSTASIS
Swirling sounds of multiple melodies and many ...
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THE BLACK SEEDS - DUST AND DIRT
New Zealand reggae-soul hard hitters The Black ...
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Theatre
STRANGE INTERLUDE
Known as American dramatist Eugene O’Neill’s 1923 ...
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WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY
When your banker dad who has a ...
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REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Reasons To Be Pretty certainly opens with ...
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Events
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
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THE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
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WEATHER FESTIVAL
MY 21st birthday party involved a lot ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
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THEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
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TOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
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BEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
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HUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
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EXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
DARK SHADOWS
Every yahoo off the street knows you ...
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THE DICTATOR
Critics will tear this film apart. The ...
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: INFINITE STORIES
When you’re faced with a film festival ...
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